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2024 North East Olympic Games

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2024 North East Olympic Games
VenueChumoukedima, Dimapur and Kohima
LocationNagaland
Start date18 March 2024
End date23 March 2024
Competitors3000+
Teams8
TBD →

The 2024 North East Olympic Games (2024 NEOG) were the 3rd edition of North East Olympic Games.[1][2] held in Nagaland, the CM of nagaland Neiphiu Rio inaugurated the event on 18 March 2024.[3][4]

History

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The first edition of the tournament held in Manipur in 2018.[5]

The 2022 NEOG was to be held in Arunachal Pradesh in 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2022 NEOG was meant in part to commemorate the 50th year of host state Meghalaya's statehood.[6]

Disciplines

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Over 3000 athletes from 8 States of Northeast India have participated in 15 disciplines, held in 12 venues across three districts of Nagaland,Chumoukedima, Dimapur and Kohima.[7][8] Games involved in this competition include archery, athletics, badminton, basketball, boxing, football, lawn tennis, pencak silat, table tennis, taekwondo, volleyball, and wushu.[9][10]

Results

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  Assam (22.97%)
  Nagaland (21.93%)
  Manipur (21.28%)
  Mizoram (9.49%)
  Meghalaya (9%)
  Sikkim (5.07%)
  Tripura (2.6%)

Total medal distribution comparison between State teams.

Medal tally

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Place States Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Manipur 52 38 40 130
2 Nagaland 48 42 44 134
3 Assam 43 44 53 140
4 Mizoram 16 15 27 47
5 Arunachal Pradesh 08 12 27 58
6 Sikkim 05 07 19 31
7 Meghalaya 02 12 41 55
8 Tripura 01 04 11 16

Manipur emerged as the overall champion, while Nagaland gained first runner up and Assam being third on medal tally and second runner up.[11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Preparatory meetings done for north east olympic games". Nagalandtribune. 22 February 2024. Archived from the original on 20 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  2. ^ Arora, Sumit (21 March 2024). "3rd Edition of North East Games 2024 Begins in Nagaland". Adda247. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  3. ^ "CM of Nagaland Neiphiu Rio Declares The Third Edition of North East Games 2024 Open". Northeast Today. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Six-day Northeast Games 2024 to begin in Nagaland from March 18". North East News. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  5. ^ Leivon, Jimmy (24 October 2018). "First edition of North East Olympic Games begins in Imphal". The Indian Express. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  6. ^ "NEOG 2022 postponed". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  7. ^ Amachon, Ramror (24 March 2024). "Manipur emerges champion at NEOG 2024". Ukhrul Times. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Schedule and venues announced for northeast games". nagalandpost.com. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  9. ^ "CM Nagaland Neiphiu Rio Declares The Third Edition Of North East Games 2024 Open". nagalandpost.com. 2024-03-19. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  10. ^ "North East Games 2024: Nagaland lead medal tally early on Day-I". MorungExpress. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  11. ^ "North East Games 2024: Manipur Emerges As Overall Champion". nagalandpage.com. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.